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Tornado Warning 16, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this tornado warning at May 26, 1994, 3:30 PM MDT for Chaves County, New Mexico. It was in force for 45 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 26, 1994, 3:30 PM MDT (21:30 UTC)
- Expired
- May 26, 1994, 4:15 PM MDT
- In force
- 45 min
- Issued by
- NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
- Area
- Whole counties
County Chaves County, NM
The nearest sounding before it
El Paso Intl Airport, TX (KELP), launched 12:00Z, 9.5 hours before the alert went out and 251 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2122 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 49 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -52 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -2 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
TTAA00 KROW 262133
TORROW
NMC005-262215-
BULLETIN...EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ROSWELL NM
330 PM MDT THU MAY 26 1994
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ROSWELL HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WARNING
EFFECTIVE UNTIL 415 PM MDT FOR PEOPLE...
IN SOUTHEAST NEW MEXCIO...
CHAVES COUNTY
AT 325 PM MDT A TORNADO WAS REPORTED AT HOBBS AND SUNSET IN ROSWEL
AND WAS MOVING EAST.
IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO GO TO A BASEMENT SHELTER OR A
CENTRAL INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR. ABANDON CARS AND MOBILE
HOMES FOR A REINFORCED BUILDING.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER OR STORM DAMAGE CALL YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCE-
MENT AGENCY AND ASK THEM TO RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NEARE$ST NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE.What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this tornado warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, May 26, 1:44 PM MDT, 1 hour 46 minutes before
TXZ052-063-270045- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND TX 244 PM CDT THU MAY 26 1994 ...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR MITCHELL...GLASSCOCK AND HOWARD COUNTIES UNTIL 9:00 PM CDT... AT 235 PM CDT...THUNDERSTORM WITH VERY HEAVY RAINS AND SMALL HAIL WERE LOCATED IN IRION...WESTERN TOM GREEN AND SOUTHERN STERLING COUNTIES MOVING EAST AT 30 MILES AN HOUR. THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED EAST OF SWEETWATER TO NEAR ABILENE WITH RAINSHOWERS DEVEOPING IN THE MOUNTAINS OF SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND WEST TEXAS WEST OF THE PECOS RIVER. MOVEMENT WAS EAST AT 25 MILES AN HOUR. REMEMBER...A TORNADO WATCH MEANS THAT TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE IN AND NEAR THE WATCH AREA. LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS MAY ALSO OCCUR. BE READY TO MOVE TO SHELTER IF A WARNING IS ISSUED FOR YOUR AREA. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TV STATION FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION. & WWUS09KMKC -6
Special weather statement, May 26, 1:46 PM MDT, 1 hour 44 minutes before
TXZ052-063-270045- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND TX 244 PM CDT THU MAY 26 1994 ...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR MITCHELL...GLASSCOCK AND HOWARD COUNTIES UNTIL 9:00 PM CDT... AT 235 PM CDT...THUNDERSTORM WITH VERY HEAVY RAINS AND SMALL HAIL WERE LOCATED IN IRION...WESTERN TOM GREEN AND SOUTHERN STERLING COUNTIES MOVING EAST AT 30 MILES AN HOUR. THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED EAST OF SWEETWATER TO NEAR ABILENE WITH RAINSHOWERS DEVEOPING IN THE MOUNTAINS OF SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND WEST TEXAS WEST OF THE PECOS RIVER. MOVEMENT WAS EAST AT 25 MILES AN HOUR. REMEMBER...A TORNADO WATCH MEANS THAT TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE IN AND NEAR THE WATCH AREA. LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS MAY ALSO OCCUR. BE READY TO MOVE TO SHELTER IF A WARNING IS ISSUED FOR YOUR AREA. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TV STATION FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION. &
Special weather statement, May 26, 2:44 PM MDT, 46 minutes before
TXZ045>047-050>052-058>063-067>069-075-082-NMZ029-270145- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND TX 341 PM CDT (241 PM MDT) THU MAY 26 1994 ...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO...THE PERMIAN BASIN AND TRANS PECOS OF WEST TEXAS UNTIL 10:00 PM CDT... ...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR MITCHELL...GLASSCOCK AND HOWARD COUNTIES UNTIL 9:00 PM CDT... AT 334 PM CDT...THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINS AND SMALL HAIL WERE LOCATED BETWEEN GARDEN CITY AND BIG SPRING...AND NEAR SAN ANGELO. THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN WERE LOCATED FROM STERLING CITY TO ROBERT LEE AND ABILENE. THUNDERSTORMS AND RAINSHOWERS WERE SCATTERED NORTH OF OZONA AND SONORA. THUNDERSTORMS WERE DEVELOPING IN WESTERN EDDY COUNTY NEW MEXICO. MOVEMENT WAS EAST AT 25 MILES AN HOUR. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY REINFORCED BUILDING. AS A LAST RESORT...SEEK SHELTER IN A CULVERT...DITCH OR LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. ADVANCE PLANNING DURING A WATCH IS ESSENTIAL. MAKE SURE YOUR FAMILY KNOWS WHERE TO GO AND WHAT TO DO IN THE EVENT A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING IS ISSUED. STAY ALERT FOR RAPID CHANGES IN YOUR LOCAL WEATHER...STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO ...YOUR LOCAL RADIO AND TELEVISION STATION FOR UPDATED INFORMATION. #31 &
Special weather statement, May 26, 2:44 PM MDT, 46 minutes before
TXZ045>047-050>052-058>063-067>069-075-082-NMZ029-270145- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND TX 341 PM CDT (241 PM MDT) THU MAY 26 1994 ...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO...THE PERMIAN BASIN AND TRANS PECOS OF WEST TEXAS UNTIL 10:00 PM CDT... ...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR MITCHELL...GLASSCOCK AND HOWARD COUNTIES UNTIL 9:00 PM CDT... AT 334 PM CDT...THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINS AND SMALL HAIL WERE LOCATED BETWEEN GARDEN CITY AND BIG SPRING...AND NEAR SAN ANGELO. THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN WERE LOCATED FROM STERLING CITY TO ROBERT LEE AND ABILENE. THUNDERSTORMS AND RAINSHOWERS WERE SCATTERED NORTH OF OZONA AND SONORA. THUNDERSTORMS WERE DEVELOPING IN WESTERN EDDY COUNTY NEW MEXICO. MOVEMENT WAS EAST AT 25 MILES AN HOUR. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY REINFORCED BUILDING. AS A LAST RESORT...SEEK SHELTER IN A CULVERT...DITCH OR LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. ADVANCE PLANNING DURING A WATCH IS ESSENTIAL. MAKE SURE YOUR FAMILY KNOWS WHERE TO GO AND WHAT TO DO IN THE EVENT A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING IS ISSUED. STAY ALERT FOR RAPID CHANGES IN YOUR LOCAL WEATHER...STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO ...YOUR LOCAL RADIO AND TELEVISION STATION FOR UPDATED INFORMATION. #31 &
Special weather statement, May 26, 3:30 PM MDT, 0 minutes before
TXZ045>047-050>052-058>063-067>069-075-082-NMZ029-262245- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND TX 430 PM CDT THU MAY 26 1994 ...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO...THE PERMIAN BASIN AND TRANS PECOS OF WEST TEXAS UNTIL 10:00 PM CDT... ...A TORNADO WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR CHAVES COUNTY NEW MEXICO UNTIL 515 PM CDT... AT 425 PM CDT...AN AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS...SOME WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN AND SMALL HAIL COVERED MUCH OF WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO. THE HEAVIEST THUNDERSTORMS WERE EAST OF BIG SPRING AND NORTHWEST OF CARLSBAD. THUNDERSTORMS...WITH HEAVY RAIN...WERE LOCATED WEST OF LUBBOCK. MOVEMENT WAS EAST AT 25 MILES AN HOUR. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY REINFORCED BUILDING. AS A LAST RESORT...SEEK SHELTER IN A CULVERT...DITCH OR LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. STAY ALERT FOR RAPID CHANGES IN YOUR LOCAL WEATHER...STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO ...YOUR LOCAL RADIO AND TELEVISION STATION FOR UPDATED INFORMATION.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 26, 3:23 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Chaves, Eddy | 37 min |
| May 26, 4:10 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | MAF | Eddy | 50 min |
| May 26, 5:22 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Lea | 68 min |
| May 26, 5:37 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Eddy | 53 min |
Nearby
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.